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Muusikakosmose päikesepoiss Risto Joost

2018 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Jaanus Nõgisto
Family Lies

Original title: Perekonnavaled

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Valentin Kuik, Manfred Vainokivi

“Family Lies” by Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokivi is a relationship drama about elephants in the bedroom and skeletons in the closet, about small and big deceptions, half-truths and set-ups that can be found in every family’s secret chronicles.

The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald (Roman Baskin), who has conducted both the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei (Tambet Tuisk) must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon inherits his father-in-law’s secrets and obligations from his complicated past. New lies are born out of old ones and, at some point, Egon realises that the revelation of truth might cause a real chaos. “Family ...
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House of a Dream

Original title: Ühe unistuse maja

2016 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

For most people ballet is dancing. For ballet dancers this is life!

Tallinn Ballet School has been the starting point of the dancers' careers since 1946. This film puts together a joint portrait describing a dancer's life in the eyes of different generations. The young students who have only just begun their studies and the graduates preparing for their final exams are all observed by former ballet stars who today determine the fates of people in the house where they also once started their journey. Whose dream will prevail and whose will die?
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The Butterfly Man

Original title: Liblikmees

2015 | Feature film, Short | Director: Edina Csüllög

A dream-like, uncanny short film telling about Anselm who dreams to become a magician.

Lonesome and clumsy Anselm works as a dedicated assistant to a famous magician Ernesto in Boruslawski Circus. Anselm secretly practises tricks as his deepest wish is to become a great magician himself. Finally the big moment arises for him when Ernesto bewitches himself and disappears. For a moment, Anselm becomes a great favourite of the audience, but his miraculous ability to conjure up butterflies from himself becomes fatal both for himself and for the circus.
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The Voice of Sokurov

Original title (in Finnish): Sokurovin ääni

2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Leena Kilpeläinen
The Leigo Lakes

Original title: Leigo järved

2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about Tõnu Tamm, owner of a tourism farm and a concert promoter.

The documentary has followed Tõnu Tamm's activities during two years during which he as the owner of Leigo farm has supported organizing summer concerts in the summer of 2001 and designed the beautiful landscape around the lakes of his farm. The laconic documentary portrait with scarce details about a seemingly effortless entrepreneur who creates large-scale visions and puts them into practice with the help of a few men and an excavator. He himself takes fully part of the hard work. Tamm's dream is to unite nature and music. As an Estonian, he is typically stubborn and persevering and needs ...
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Kalju Teras, national teacher of the Soviet Union

Title in Estonian: NSV Liidu rahvaõpetaja Kalju Teras

1987 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Heli Speek

Portrait documentary directed by Heli Speek about Kalju Teras, headmaster of Põltsamaa Secondary School.

Kalju Teras is the headmaster of Põltsamaa Secondary School who has dedicated himself to his work. He is highly valued both among colleagues and students. Besides organizing school life and teaching, Kalju Teras worries about many things, including the full renovation of the old schoolhouse, former building of Estonian Alexander School; starting the school bus; allocating apartments for teachers and many other issues. Kalju Teras gives both students and teachers confidence; he is well-mannered, considerate and good communicator. He takes students as personalities.
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Eesmärk pühendab abinõu

1986 | Musical film | Director: Endel Nõgene
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Muusikafilmt ooperist "Alcina"

1986 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Jüri Tallinn
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Fouettes in Bolshoi Theatre

Original title: Fueteed Suures Teatris

1985 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Sulev Keedus

Documentary by Sulev Keedus about ballerina Kaie Kõrb's participation in the international ballet artists' competition in Moscow.

Ballerina Kaie Kõrb, honorary artist of Estonian SSR, takes part in the international ballet artists competition in Moscow in 1985. The documentary shows her preparations in the dressing room and at the backstage. Kaie shares her impressions and emotions before and after her performance. She was awarded the third prize and the bronze medal at the 5th international ballet competition in Moscow.
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